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Best Cultured Foods and Beverages 2014

December 26, 2014 by Andrea Fabry 4 Comments

Best Cultured Foods and Beverages 2014

Interested in fermented food and drinks? Looking for fresh ideas as we approach the New Year? My most popular post of 2014 was How to Make a Turmeric Bug. The recipe is simple provided you have access to fresh turmeric root. Turmeric powder can be used but I have found it less dependable. Find the… 

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Filed Under: Fermented Foods, Foodie, Gut Health, Natural Health, Recipes Tagged With: apple cider, cultured food, dill pickles, hummus, kombucha, lacto-fermentation, sourdough, water kefir, yogurt

Probiotic Raspberry Lemonade

May 21, 2014 by Andrea Fabry 16 Comments

Probiotic Raspberry Lemonade

This raspberry lemonade is perfect for summer. Not only is it delicious, it offers a nice probiotic boost. Made with homemade whey or water kefir grains this drink nourishes and refreshes. Andrea Fabry Raspberry Lemonade – Water Kefir MethodRaspberry Lemonade – Whey MethodRaspberry Lemonade Gelatin Save Recipe Print Recipe My Recipes My Lists My Calendar… 

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Filed Under: Fermented Foods, Foodie, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: carbonation, filtered, gelatin, grass fed gelatin, juice, kefir, lemon, lemonade, pink, probiotic, raspberry, recipe, sugar, sunlight, water, water kefir, whey

How to Make Dairy Kefir

April 10, 2014 by Andrea Fabry 26 Comments

How to Make Dairy Kefir

Versatile and full of rich probiotics, dairy kefir is simple to make and fun to drink! The word kefir (pronounced kəˈfir/ kə-FEER), comes from the  Turkish word “Keif” which means “good feeling”. With more than a dozen strains of bacteria and yeast, dairy kefir offers a diverse blend of probiotics. (See the study Microbiological Study of Lactic… 

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Filed Under: Fermented Foods, Foodie, Gut Health, Microbes & Mold, microbes and mold, Recipes, Snacks, Uncategorized, Unseen Reality Tagged With: dairy, dairy kefir, kefir, kefir grains, milk, probiotic, water kefir

How to Make Water Kefir

March 10, 2014 by Andrea Fabry 6 Comments

How to Make Water Kefir

This nourishing probiotic drink makes a wonderful alternative to conventional soda and juice. It’s also cheap! Once you obtain the grains, your cost is simply the sugar. Water kefir requires three essential ingredients: starter, sugar and water. Don’t worry if sugar is not part of your daily diet. The sugar is “eaten” by the grains… 

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DIY Gluten-free Sourdough Starter

February 24, 2014 by Andrea Fabry 44 Comments

DIY Gluten-free Sourdough Starter

Make delicious gluten-free bread using this simple combination of kombucha and flour. Try this DIY gluten-free sourdough starter! Andrea Fabry DIY Gluten-free Sourdough StarterThis recipe adapts to a variety of gluten-free flours. Save Recipe Print Recipe My Recipes My Lists My Calendar Ingredients2.5 cups gluten-free flour. A combination of flours works or individual flours. I… 

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Filed Under: DIY, Fermented Foods, Foodie, Gut Health, Recipes Tagged With: buckwheat, gluten-free, kombucha, millet, quinoa, sourdough bread, water kefir

Water Kefir: Oxygen or No Oxygen?

October 21, 2013 by Andrea Fabry 33 Comments

Water Kefir: Oxygen or No Oxygen?

Should you make water kefir with an airlock or just cover it with a cloth? Is the process more like kombucha or sauerkraut? I have been making water kefir for several years now and so far have not used an airlock. I cap the jar tightly during the second ferment to increase carbonation. (An airlock… 

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Filed Under: Foodie, Microbes & Mold, Uncategorized Tagged With: bacteria, fermentation, fermented drink, grains, kefir, kombucha, molasses, sauerkraut, water kefir

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MEET ANDREA

I am a certified Building Biology Advocate, a former journalist, mother of nine, and avid CrossFitter who likes to think outside the box. After our family's health crisis in 2008, I learned to ask questions about what's in our food, our water, and our air. I hope to empower you as you seek to live safely in a complex world. Thankfully, small steps lead to big changes. Let's travel this road together, one step at a time.

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7. Symptoms will instruct if we listen.
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10. The next step is enough.

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